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Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in County Durham, England, with a population of 84,815 at the 2021 UK census. It gives its name to and is the largest settlement in the wider Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. It is part of Teesside and the Tees Valley, on the northern bank of the River Tees. The Tees was straightened in the early 19th century for larger ships to access the town. The ports have since relocated closer to the North Sea and ships are no longer able to sail from the sea to the town due to the Tees Barrage, which was installed to manage tidal flooding. The Stockton and Darlington Railway, on which coal was ferried to the town for shipment, served the port during early part of the Industrial Revolution. The railway was also the world's first permanent steam-locomotive-powered passenger railway. History Etymology ''Stockton'' is an Anglo-Saxon place name with the common ending ''ton'', meaning ''farm'', or ''homestead''. ''Stock'' is thought by some to derive from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roseworth
Roseworth is an area of Norton in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. is a ceremonial county in North East England.North East Assembly â€About North East E ..., England. It borders Hardwick to the south west, Ragworth to the south east (in the same ward) and Norton centre to the east. The Roseworth housing estate was built in the 1960s, and every street name on the estate begins with "R". ''Zoom to 1:5000 to see street names'' Gallery File:Kiora Hall - geograph.org.uk - 924332.jpg File:Roseworth Flowers.jpg File:Blakeston School - geograph.org.uk - 1504011.jpg File:Roseworth Rochester Road.jpg File:Ragpath Lane, Roseworth.jpg File:Roseworth.jpg File:Roseworth Social Club.jpg File:St_Chad's_Church,_Stockton-on-Tees.jpg, St Chad's Church File:English_Martyrs_St_Peter_and_St_Paul_Roman_Catholic_Church,_Stoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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